Title :
Distance measurement using second harmonic signal component of two-photon absorption photocurrent from Si-APD
Author :
Tanaka, Yosuke ; Yamada, Yoshiki ; Kurokawa, Takashi
Author_Institution :
Div. of Adv. Electr. & Electron. Eng., Tokyo Univ. of Agric. & Technol., Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a laser distance measurement using second harmonic signal component of two-photon absorption photocurrent from a Si-APD. The proof-of-concept experiment demonstrates the accurate measurement with short data acquisition time of several tens of seconds.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; distance measurement; measurement by laser beam; optical harmonic generation; photoconductivity; silicon; two-photon processes; Si-APD; laser distance measurement; second harmonic signal component; short data acquisition time; two-photon absorption photocurrent; Absorption; Data acquisition; Distance measurement; Harmonic analysis; Modulation; Optical variables measurement; Photoconductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
